Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders by Marcus Tullius Cicero

How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Marcus Tullius Cicero

132 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative slow-paced
How to Flourish: An Ancient Guide to Living Well by Aristotle

How to Flourish: An Ancient Guide to Living Well

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Aristotle

328 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

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How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership by Plutarch

How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Plutarch

407 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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How to Lose Yourself: An Ancient Guide to Letting Go by Buddha

How to Lose Yourself: An Ancient Guide to Letting Go

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Buddha

216 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy
How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism by Diogenes

How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism

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Diogenes

248 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land by Horatius, Varro, Musonius Rufus, Plato, Pliny the Elder, Columella, Hesiod

How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Horatius, Varro, Musonius Rufus, Plato, Pliny the Elder, Columella, Hesiod

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction nature philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
How to Get Over a Breakup: An Ancient Guide to Moving On by Ovid

How to Get Over a Breakup: An Ancient Guide to Moving On

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Ovid

184 pages • first pub 2 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy
How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship by Marcus Tullius Cicero

How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Marcus Tullius Cicero

203 pages • first pub -44 (editions)

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How to Think about War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy by Thucydides

How to Think about War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Thucydides

330 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics informative medium-paced
How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

238 pages • first pub 45 (editions)

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